A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake.So they stopped there to         for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very     .Could you please      me some water from the lake?”

The follower walked to the lake      the wise man requested.Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake.     , the water became very muddy.Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not       to drink.After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the         follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink.As requested, the follower went to the lake.This time he found that all the mud had        to the bottom.The water was very       and looked fit to drink.So he        his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

    The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower.“See what you did          the water clean?” he said.“You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own,       you could get some clear drinking water.Your mind can also be like that lake when it is          by something.If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own        putting in any effort at all to         it.”

1.A.rest          B.look          C.watch         D.see

2.A.hungry        B.thirsty      C.happy         D.sad

3.A.get           B.give          C.take           D.bring

4.A.while          B.before        C.as             D.until

5.A.However       B.Instead      C.In addition    D.As a result

6.A.fit           B.able          C.important     D.interesting

7.A.different     B.same          C.other          D.left

8.A.gone           B.been         C.settled        D.lived

9.A.dirty          B.clear         C.fresh         D.sweet

10.A.got           B.finished     C.reached        D.filled

11.A.making       B.to make    C．made         D.had made

12.A.so that      B.in order to   C.because       D.when

13.A.woken        B.left         C.disturbed      D.given

14.A.without      B.with        C.after         D.like

15.A.prevent       B.calm         C.protect        D.fix

—I did badly in my English exam.How unlucky I am!

—        .Cheer up! Everything will be OK.

A.Congratulations     B.That’s great

C.Sorry to hear that  D.Well done

---Mike, do you enjoy your present job?

---           .I just do it for a living.

A.Of course       B.Not really

C.Not likely        D.Not a little

The time he has devoted in the past years _______ the disabled is now considered to be _______ great value _______ him.

A.to help; of; for     B.to helping; /; to

C.to help; in; of    D.to helping; of; to

Elvis Presley was famous _______ the king of rock and roll while Bruce Lee was famous _______ his kung fu.

A.for; for        B.as; as

C.for; as         D.as; for

Would you please tell me________________ ?

A.when did he come home

B.where he would play football

C.if he had seen the film

D.why he didn’t watch the game

---Did you enjoy the match?

---Oh, no.When I got there，the match ______ for a quarter.

A.has been over       B.had ended

C.had been over       D.has ended

--- Look! What a mess it is in your room!

--- Sorry.I’ll ______ my school things and tidy it right now.

A.put up    B.put away

C.put out   D.put off

--- How was your job interview yesterday?

--- Oh, I couldn’t feel _______.I could hardly answer most of the questions they asked.

A.better        B.easier   C.worse   D.happier

Nowadays, many people prefer ______ to the countryside _______ the fresh air.

A.to move; to breathing                B.moving; to breathing

C.to move; to breathe                  D.moving; to breathe